> Nathaniel Hall wrote:
> >
> > Richard Brodie wrote:
> > > Second, the
> > > memetic programming that equips you for maximum
> > > enjoyment/fulfillment/success (by your own definition) in life in not 100%
> > > aligned with the Truth (if there were such a thing).
> >
> > An interesting claim. If it is not 100% true than it must be partially false.
> > What particular falsehoods do you find beneficial? One does not have
> > omnipotence. One merely strives to get it right to the extent that one can.
> > That way one can be as happy with life as it is possible to be.
> >
> > > We have discussed both
> > > of these problems at length on this list, but they are eternally slippery
> > > for the human (Level-2) mind to grasp.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard Brodie RBrodie@brodietech.com http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie
> > > Author, VIRUS OF THE MIND: The New Science of the Meme
> > > http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie/votm.htm
> > > Visit Meme Central: http://www.brodietech.com/rbrodie/meme.htm
> >
> > From what I've been told a level 3 mind is a fancy way of saying one has a
> > good grasp of philosophy. Am I wrong? What is the standard definition" ?
> > The Nateman
>
> just to add, if it is not 100% true then it must be partially false
> falls into the Aristotle trap of yes/no true/false. It could just be 90%
> true and 10% incomplete.
>
> Sodom
A good point .How about this rewrite: If it is not 100% true than it must be
partially false and/or incomplete.
> What particular falsehoods (or unknowns) do you find beneficial? One does not have
> omnipotence. One merely strives to get it right to the extent that one can.
> That way one can be as happy with life as it is possible to be.
Dosn't affect my point too much but thanks for the correction anyways.
The Nateman